Debts of World War I Still Haunt U S Policy
A Cornell freshman asks why war debts from the last war are not addressed amid talk of a march toward war. The piece argues the owed billions may fall to American taxpayers if not repaid by foreign debtors and warns against opportunistic calls for collective action without sober scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell College
People’s Forum
America
Uncle Sam
Great Britain
France
United States
Cornell
Hitler
Neutrality in 1914 and 1939 Compared Across War Preparations
The piece contrasts U S neutrality and war readiness between 1914 and 1939. It notes expiry of neutrality provisions May 1, shifts in policy from freedom of the seas to modern trade and mobilization, and highlights naval, merchant marine, army, and fiscal differences. It discusses political control shifts, debt levels, and industrial mobilization plans shaping looming policy.
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Congress
Gazette
United States
United ‘States
House of Representatives
Senate
United States Navy
United States Army
Army
Panama Canal
Quotations and Reactions From Noted Figures Collected
A compilation of remarks from public figures and celebrities including Clark Gable Clifton Woodrum Beatrice Lillie Mary Hastings Bradley Philip C. Ebeling Senator Key Pittman Neville Chamberlain Baron Constantin von Neurath and Louis Gallo reflecting on marriage politics purity freedom and travel abroad in a series of quoted statements.
Public tone on 1914 taxes and neutrality
The 1914 tax picture shows a 1 percent normal income tax with $4000/$3000 exemptions and a 6 percent top surtax after $20 000. The nation was debt ridden and neutral sympathy was high after World War I began. President Wilson urged neutrality in thought and action three weeks after the war started in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Belgium
Germany
Reich
Washington
Cedar Rapids Named Among Iowa's Best by Thorndike Study
Dr. Edward L. Thorndike ranks Cedar Rapids as a high scoring city in his three year survey of American cities. The study rates cities on a goodness scale from 17 to 62, with Cedar Rapids tied for 45 in the 45 bracket alongside Des Moines and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Thorndike
Teachers College
Columbia University
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Thorndike
Pasadena
Calif
Charleston
S. C
Des Moines
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Sioux City
Sacramento
San Francisco
Hartford
Berwyn
Waukegan
Lincoln
Schenectady
Mansfield
Portland
Ore
Spokane
Racine
Rotary and Kiwanis Club
Dr. Thorndike
Iowa views on neutrality shape looming war decision
Iowa lawmakers letters from constituents reveal widespread caution and panic over possible U S involvement in war. Senators Gillette and Herring critique proposed neutrality measures while House members urge careful policy crafting to stay out of conflict amid cash and carry debates.
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Iowa
U. S
Congress
Guy Gillette
Gillette
Key Pittman
Nevada
Pittman
Great Britain
France
Europe
Japan
China
Orient
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Clyde Herring
Herring
Ludlow
Panay
United States
Capitol
Iowa House
Henry Talle
Decorah
Taille
State Department
Hidden pang drives a man to confession
A poem fragment depicts a man wrestling inner guilt and fear of condemnation. He seeks truth over self preservation, choosing exposure over living with shame. The speaker contrasts silent suffering with the urge to speak and face the charges.
Years Ago A Novel Surprise Party At Burk Farm
A surprise party formed when Rev. E R Burk found a yard full of workers after joking about being fired. Women in sunbonnets carried rakes and cleared his lawn. The feature events include a Greene's opera house burlesque circus and a local election scene with multiple candidates. The week also saw the opening of a Home for Aged Women and a new gun stock contract boosting Cedar Rapids industry.
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E. R. Burkhalter
Mesdames
W. P. Daniels
P. E. Hall
W. C. Martin
Milo Adams
Orange Sackett
Lyman Gerrish
C. L. Reed
William Fisher
C. P. Munger
W. H. Armstrong
F. A. McConahy
Lobenstein
McFarren
the Elks
Greene's Opera House
Lew Benedict
John Kelley
Frank Ward
Otto Wilner
George Ludy
E. G. Beeson
Marshalltown
E. A. Lee
James Plumb
John Munholland
Frank Filip
Fred Engathaler
Wes Pohorsky
Frank Zbanek
Lumir Hasek
W. G. Haskell
John Cone
Republican Party
George A. Lincoln
Martin Evans
Robert Conn
H. N. Brokaw
Craig Shields
Andy Coquillette
Home For
Springfield Rifles
U.S. Army
Cedar Rapids
Merritt and Allen Planing Mill
North Second Street
D Avenue
Spring medicines and old fashioned cures on Manhattan east side
The piece recalls old time New York habits of spring tonics and purges sold by druggists on the East Side. It recounts family use of sulphur and molasses, mustard plasters, and fetida bags to ward off colds, with anecdotes of misadventures and the peddlers selling tonics in fall.
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Manhattan
New York
Lower East Side
Fannie
Witch Hazel
Ellen
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Clark Gable
John Patrick
Chicago University
Clifton Woodrum
Virginia
Comedienne
Beatrice Lillie
Mary Hastings Bradley
Palm Sunday
Heaven and Hell
Francis X. Quinn
Case Bandit
Philip C. Ebeling
Neville Chamberlain
Frederick Bellenger
Abor
Chamberlain
Baron Constantin von Neurath
Czechia
Italy
Louis Gallo
Cleveland
ED Hadley
Gasette
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Verne Marshall
William S. Jacobsen
Clinton
Jacobson
Senator Herring
Talle
Edger A. Guest
James J. Hruska
Elks Burlesque
Niles
Abraham Slimmer
Waverly
Laura Walker
Messrs
Weare
G. F. van Vechten
A. T. Averill
Queen of the West, Auxiliary of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
The
First Baptist Church
Susan Rickel
William King
Sol Smith Russell
Hon
John Grigsby
Vogel
Minstrels
Charles Driscoll
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Wae
Cedar Rapids, Lewn
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